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Do you need to export column headers in BCP?
I’m exporting query data to a flat text file using bcp. I need to export column headers into the file. Does anyone know how to do that? Thanks! Can’t do it directly. BCP doesn’t copy column names. Maybe if you create a temp table with the column names as records and also the data you need to export.
Which is BCP call does not include headers?
Below is my BCP call except that the out file doesn’t include headers. I have searched the web and can’t find anything to point me in the right direction. SET @bcpCmd = ‘bcp “select * from mydatabase.dbo.mytable” queryout f:/test.csv -c -t, -r -T -S myserver’
How to export BCP file to CSV file?
SET @bcpCmd = ‘bcp “select * from mydatabase.dbo.mytable” queryout f:/test.csv -c -t, -r -T -S myserver’ NOTE: The server I’m working with in SQL 2000 therefore I can’t use SQLCMD. Also the solution have to be done programmably so using SSMS studio to export and save to CSV is not what I need.
What happens if you do not have a format file for BCP?
If you use bcp to back up your data, create a format file to record the data format. bcp data files do not include any schema or format information, so if a table or view is dropped and you do not have a format file, you may be unable to import the data.
How to export CSV table with column headers?
This method automatically outputs column names with your row data using BCP. The script writes one file for the column headers (read from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS table) then appends another file with the table data. The final output is combined into TableData.csv which has the headers and row data.
How to export a table with column names?
One common technique seen to solve this is to use a view over your actual data for export, which basically does a UNION ALL over two statements: and then use bcp on that view, instead of your underlying data table directly. This includes headers and it can act like bcp using -Q and -o.
How to open Excel file with column headers?
Can directly open the file in Excel. A good alternative is SqlCmd, since it does include headers, but it has the downside of adding space padding around the data for human readability. You can combine SqlCmd with the GnuWin32 sed (stream editing) utility to cleanup the results.